NHL game summary from December 21, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues (11-17-5) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
 Atlanta Flames (13-14-4) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | STL, | Mike Zuke 7 (Ralph Klassen, Chuck Lefley), 8:49 |
| ATL, | Pekka Rautakallio 3, 15:54 | |
| STL, | Larry Patey 5 (Perry Turnbull, Mike Crombeen), 16:42 | |
| STL, | Bobby Simpson 2 (Blake Dunlop), 18:32 | |
| 2: | STL, | Mike Zuke 8 (Ralph Klassen), 7:07 |
| 3: | STL, | Chuck Lefley 3, 10:02 |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Rick Lapointe, STL [Hooking] 10:36 | |
| Paul Reinhart, ATL [Holding] 16:42 | ||
| 3: | Pekka Rautakallio, ATL [Hooking] 7:15 | |
Penalty time: STL: 2 minutes
ATL: 4 minutes
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Liut | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Maxwell | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Perry Turnbull | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Joe Micheletti | 12 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Blair Chapman | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jack Brownschidle | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ed Kea | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Rick Lapointe | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Blake Dunlop | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Zuke | 21 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Hartland Monahan | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Chuck Lefley | 25 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Mike Crombeen | 26 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ralph Klassen | 28 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 23 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Lemelin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Bennett | 2 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Phil Russell | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Pekka Rautakallio | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Kent Nilsson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Reinhart | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: STL: 9- 6- 8-23
ATL: 13-11- 8-32
Goalies: STL: Mike Liut (W, 9-9-3)
ATL: Reggie Lemelin (L, 0-2-0)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Mark Pare
Attendance: 8,397
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